Writing negative exponents.
To write a negative exponent, you need to move the decimal after the first number from the left that is not a zero. After doing so, count how many spaces the decimal was moved.
Let's say you have 0.000654
As the first step said, move the decimal after the first number:
so the decimal will be placed after the 6
so far, we have : 6.54 x 10
Then count how many spaces the decimal moved:
from the 0 to the 6, the decimal was moved 4 times.
Therefore, the answer is:
6.54 x 10^4
Let's say you have 0.000654
As the first step said, move the decimal after the first number:
so the decimal will be placed after the 6
so far, we have : 6.54 x 10
Then count how many spaces the decimal moved:
from the 0 to the 6, the decimal was moved 4 times.
Therefore, the answer is:
6.54 x 10^4